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The Common Places
The common places of the most famous and renowned divine Doctor Peter Martyr divided into four principal parts: with a large addition of many theological and necessary discourses, some never extant before. Translated and partly gathered by Anthony Marten, one of the sewers of her Majesties most honourable chamber.The common places of the most famous and renowmed diuine Doctor Peter Martyr diuided into foure principall parts: with a large addition of manie theologicall and necessarie discourses, some neuer extant before. Translated and partlie gathered by Anthonie Marten, one of the sewers of hir Maiesties most honourable chamber.
Imprinted at London : In Pater noster Rowe, by Henry Denham and Henry Middleton at the costs and charges of Henry Denham, Thomas Chard, William Broome, and Andrew Maunsell, 1583Imprinted at London : In Pater noster Rovve, by Henry Denham and Henry Middleton at the costs and charges of Henrie Denham, Thomas Chard, VVilliam Broome, and Andrew Maunsell, 1583
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4 Wherefore in expounding the prophets, it so falleth out, that we be many times in great doubt, whether the thing they speak of were so outwardly performed; or else rather whether it did so seem to be done in the mind of the prophet. And in some places, by the circumstances of the matter it self we are compelled to confess, that it was but a vision: 1as Jerome testifieth of Jeremies hose, which by Gods commandment he laid down by a rock at the river Euphrates, and left them there so long, 2till they were rotten, which yet he was commanded to take & wear again. And this vision happened while the city of Jerusalem was sharply besieged by the Chaldeans when as the prophet had not liberty to go to and fro to Euphrates. For at the same time, 3when once he would have gone to Anathoth, where he was borne, he was apprehended as he went out of the gates, and charged with treachery. And even so doth the same Jerome affirm, that it was only done by vision. Which thing is written in Ezekiel, 4of the bread baked in ox dung, and of his lying many days all upon one side. Hereunto may be added the cating of the book, and such other like miracles, 5which neither the nature of man, nor the circumstances of the matters and times suffered so to be done, as it is written.
4 Wherefore in expounding the prophets, it so falleth out, that we be manie times in great doubt, whether the thing they speake of were so outwardlie performed; or else rather whether it did so séeme to be doone in the mind of the prophet. And in some places, by the circumstances of the matter it selfe we are compelled to confesse, that it was but a vision: 1as Ierom testifieth of Ieremies hose, which by Gods commandement he laid downe by a rocke at the riuer Euphrates, and left them there so long, 2